SPED 2 Portfolio: Mastery-oriented Feedback

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According to Cast (2018), mastery-oriented feedback is the feedback that “guides learners toward mastery rather than a fixed notion of performance or compliance.” This sounds a lot like Dweck’s strategy feedback which was eye-opening. I know that feedback and praise are important, but I didn’t realize that the feedback and praise I have been providing hasn’t always been mastery-oriented. 

As I read Dweck's work on how praise and feedback impact outcomes, I found myself questioning if I had been providing comfort-oriented feedback or strategy feedback. I often praise students saying, "Wow! I can tell you worked really hard at (skill)" recognizing effort, but I think mastery-oriented feedback where I help students incorporate different strategies for improving their work is a goal to work towards. 

Cast (2018) gives some examples of mastery-oriented feedback. I have put them into two groups: “Strengths" -feedback that I feel I am providing well and "Stretches" for feedback I feel I can make a goal of providing more readily.

Strengths

• “Provide feedback that emphasizes effort, improvement, and achieving a standard rather than on relative performance” 
• “Provide feedback that is frequent, timely, and specific” 

Stretches

•  “Provide feedback that models how to incorporate evaluation, including identifying patterns of errors and wrong answers, into positive strategies for future success” 
• “Provide feedback that is substantive and informative rather than comparative or competitive” 
• "Provide feedback that encourages perseverance, focuses on the development of efficacy and self-awareness, and encourages the use of specific supports and strategies in the face of challenge"

References:

CAST. (2018, January 12). Checkpoint 8.4 increase mastery oriented feedback. UDL. http://udlguidelines.cast.org/engagement/effort-persistence/mastery-oriented-feedback.

Mindsetworks. How Praise and Feedback Impact Student Outcomes. https://www.mindsetworks.com/Science/Teacher-Practices.